New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
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What, however, We to say to the new fantastic,
foolish and extraordinary method Of greeting which
has of late been stealing In ON u5 IL hardly needs
more than single day. experience In social circles
TO -crve that the noble of shaking hands Il be-
Ing seriously tempered With Two educated appar-
entity wcllbred people meet, and they are bcheld
euddrnly raising their elbows To the level OF tho
shoulder; aller ihl- ana amnp' ana sIS''Iui COCK
Of the they mutually allow the hand TO danSlc In
the air like a worm al ia" end Of a rod and line \
swinging, pcndulum-ke motion l. then gwen TO tho
Mains. which somehow manage 10 collide ia mid
air and few feeble flaps OF tentative and nabby
character are supposed TO Indicate whatever degree
Of mutual JOY anu pressure - I'it ~ 'Iic hcriihs
Nothing 20 absurd aud ridiculous has been silently
imported into our habits and customs for many a
long dav. and are constrained 10 ak who has In
troduccd IT, where did II come from, what earth
is the meaning OF II. and, a Mr. Glad would
what Will # lead tot our chvalfuus old grand
father. had a GRACEFUL courteous manner Of railing
iadys gIovcd fingers on the back Of their own hand
ADJ iI,Ity .alnng with the lips but they w0nh a.
&C az waving elevated hands IN the mon>ronsly gro
a. W. T.Liou which la, for some nouscn icoI snI
Wo Ir-t circle, during thl, Of Ju'iicc We cnn-
h' w. are unt learned I'm the prcci4, uv. tcri. ~
thc dcrce of Friendship intended TO be expressed H. In
I'D a,on Of the stuck out elbow II we are onIy
an trim. Of mild acqualn ancc-hlp with Jones We may
on h, II inch ri-o Of the elbow and two wobbnr
B,iuiaiinn- brown. who has perhaps done II, a GOOD
urn aud who j. by no means bad fellow. NAV culr
for few inche1 MR. u ",rIa,' , ara t warmer
.urc reserved fullest possible IN of arm thrown
m ,, ouicl Jerk aud followed by pendulum move
UP Mn t,rv srcnni.' duration. no worst of IL +.
Hal f. custom n aowIpS AMI that initiative children
.rr .urc to pick IL up unlcs, sensible folk refuse
adopt II. 80 ,,, ,.,,,. $780,,
uo,atlou a. "A novelty hidcouo Ia UorlL obviously
ai,I,la.rd to undermine the good old honest, simple
rar nf Eup hard shaking. Was the al-uri crcaf,Irc
"I Gr.t ura.ti-cd H. afflicted with tennis elbow
Nh =, WINS. dance. did he really think Il nnc
and connect Il. perhaps, WIN The minor movements
9. ga. pavaucf the niiuurti We incline To trace
~ man. tr,-ity ar'cisiJn; for not long ago II,
w" ~ ,c,11v and for sOtIr weeks, thr tun vttt
tn,co'iy ma -hcr- 10 walk wide between the Icg-
~, Tnis ans recruits. and With hncc painfully bout
IN 90. intended and supposed To typlB that the
thcr,,i-c graceful being hnd rddcn during the
w. cnu.t,nily I'm the Row that he han Jockey knock
h,cc and could lot readily get quit Of the nnrmhy
-, it, a. IL MAJ seem, scores of foolish young
.'ua.brr.r adopted th- West end grace. albeit t1ry
."n, .,L,,,u a-irdc "a morse. and scarcely knew haW
", ,,nurt an. IL f. s1d tlIat this q" Jubilee Jump
49,, aIt en- .imary from binhinS admiration 81 thur
I,,.. ,f fine ,rnnls lawn vino suffer frJm an elbow
,',,,cd al serving and returning fil~ Of the Fen
i,1y" .tVIr How FAR li- Lay he true VIC know not,
l,t ,.c know that, Of al tie mpdrs OK .Aihiaon "a
nn, - c,llfi or owned count rrs. ~" la't la~h
t.,. accurh deserve, tu he called The most stupid
t.'c /. .otinn and curry. II there 30 hiN" N"'c
IL, n, nran5p ui central Afi"d. where The hrPr"
ain ,,rI,of on h~ bari AMI. kicking his heels biS
In ls ar siaps has sGts ANA sc Gains ''A''' "S"''